HOLIDAY fun turned to horror for a Tyneside family who were seriously injured in a car smash.

The family of three were enjoying a break in Skegness when they were hit by an out-of-control taxi.

A couple and a boy of 11, from Gateshead, were taken to hospital following the smash, which happened at the Lincolnshire resort.

They were standing outside a chip shop with another relative, who lives in Sheffield, when the cab mounted the kerb and struck them, just before midnight, on Friday.

The 37-year-old woman and 56-year-old man were both taken to hospital with broken legs, while the boy and a 61-year-old woman, from Sheffield, suffered minor cuts and bruises.

The family’s injuries are not life-threatening but officers from Lincolnshire Police are still trying to piece together how the accident happened.

A spokesman for the force said police were appealing for witnesses.

“Emergency services were called to Roman Bank, Ingoldmells, shortly before midnight on Friday after a grey Fiat Scudo taxi mounted the kerb and collided with four pedestrians,” he said.

“A 37-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man from Gateshead suffered broken legs and remain in a stable condition at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston.

“An 11-year-old boy from Gateshead and a 61-year-old woman from Sheffield received minor injuries including cuts, grazes and bruises that required medical treatment. The driver of the taxi, a Skegness man, was uninjured.”

Ingoldmells is a coastal village near Skegness popular with tourists, particularly those from Yorkshire.

It is home to the Fantasy Island Amusement Park, and close to the Butlins Holiday Park, in Skegness.

The Chronicle understands the Gateshead family were on holiday at the time of the collision.

Roman Bank, where the accident happened, is home to a large number of pubs and restaurants.

A waitress, who works in the area but did not want to be named, said she saw emergency services arrive at the scene.

“I saw the blue flashing lights as I was leaving work on Friday night,” she said.

“But i decided to take a detour home to avoid it, so I didn’t really see what happened.”

Witnesses to the smash should call the Lincolnshire Police Collision Witness Hotline on 01522 558855.